Rings

A 'walk-around' style three-phase magic routine using a handkerchief and borrowed finger ring, with progressing mystery and astonishment.

Use most any pocket kerchief, napkin, scarf, etc. and a simple finger ring. No gimmicks, attachments or duplicates. A truly impromptu presentation using found objects that can segue into other magic effects.

The ring penetrates the cloth material in three different ways of increasing impossibility and visual impact. The observers are drawn in to anticipate magic to occur, and you then exceed those expectations and hopes.

Moderate finger dexterity...

Circlet looks like trick videography but it is not. It is a quick, visual, impromptu miracle that you can do right before their eyes. You pull off your finger ring, toss it back towards your other hand and it visibly appears back on your finger. The ring can be checked before and after and is totally ungimmicked.

1st edition 2021, video 9 min 51 sec.

A clever, clean and visual sleight-of-hand disappearance of a finger-ring. A technique with which you can make a ring disappear or you can turn it into a coin. You will need a little practice, but it's worth it.

BONUS EFFECT: Put the ring on the table, cover it with a card and it disappears.

1st edition 2020, length 5:42.

From the Foreword by Peter Warlock:

A multi-phase ring and rope routine using only a regular rope and ring.

Most ring and rope routines don't really look like magic. They look like the rope is looped and threaded and re-threaded, and otherwise fiddled with to account for the "magic". Not this routine. Simple. Easy to perform. Almost surrounded. No gimmicks, no gaffs. Everything's examinable, and nothing is added or taken away. A rope - and a ring. And a killer script.

The author of How To Write A Script reveals his 'Ring and Rope' routine, which he has used to close his act, and is nothing but visual, clean magic. This ebook gives you every...

You use a trio of three inch craft store hoops in an up-to-date routine that takes less than thirty seconds to perform. By resisting the temptation to overdo this classic you will surprise audiences with a modern day upgrade. Includes a tutorial video.

1st edition 2019, video length 47s

• Foreword By The Publisher Of The Present Edition
• Translator’s Preface
• Inventor’s Preface
• Note By The Publisher Of The French Edition
• Note Regarding Illustrations
• Technical Terms
• Chapter I. Outline Description Of The Effect
• Chapter II. The "Odin Count"
• Chapter III. Linking
• Chapter IV. Unlinking
• Appendix I. "Tips" And Ideas
• Appendix II. A Chung Ling Soo Method
• Appendix III. Final Notes
• Bibliography

1st edition 1931, 68 pages; digital edition 2018, 73 pages.

A complete text on methods, mechanical devices, moves, techniques, figures, artifices, routines, etc., for performing one of the great classics in the repertoire of magic. It includes modern improvements, suggestions and ideas, together with routines eliminating the use of the key.

Paul Fleming wrote:

A routine, script, and performance video of the Linking Rings that restores the mystery and magic to this classic trick while still being entertaining. All of the rings are examined! Includes a performance video.

• Preface
• Effect
• Methodology
• Moves, Sleights, and Subtleties
• Script
• Analysis of the trick
• Script Insights
• Modified Handlings
• Performance Notes
• Credits
• An Additional Service
• Final thoughts

1st edition 2018, PDF 48 pages, performance video 4 min 35s.

Routines with the Himber type linking finger ring.

• The Original Himber Routine
• Richard Himber's StaggeRing
• The K de C Triple Link (Ken de Courcy)
• About Rings and Things (George Blake)
• Ring, Pin and Cord
• Chinese Coins and Rings
• A Ring and a Loop o'String
• Sefalaljia-By Hand
• BewildeRing

1st digital edition 2018, 19 pages.

Imagine borrowing a ring and causing it to rise all the way and stand by itself in your hand. Now imagine doing it without using any threads, magnets, elastics, rubber-bands and electronics. With Surp'Rise you can achieve this. You literally "Breath Life Into the Ring".

Here is What happens:

Borrow a ring and place it in your hand. Tell that you are going to breath life into it. Now blow on it and cause it to rise all the way until it stands.

Consider this:

• No threads, magnets, rubbers, elastics or electronics
• Everything is under your complete control.
• Everything is examinable. ...

These are the instructions Martin Breese supplied with the Flying Ring trick. This routine can also be found in Al Koran’s Professional Presentation book.

1st edition 2009, 3 pages.

Professional methods for performing the Linking Rings. This routine has dozens of clear Nelson Hahne drawings, plus good text. A feature of the routine is that it teaches you how to make objects like a chair, flower, butterfly, purse, globe, etc. etc. These are sure applause getters. Also includes some great sucker gags, and other professional touches you can find nowhere else.

PDF 27 pages

The removal of a solid ring from the center of a piece of string in a most deceptive manner. Simple to execute, a quick presentation, and can be done surrounded.

There has been much controversy over the creation of this brilliant effect. Harvey Rosenthal, Ray Grismer, among others, claimed to be the inventor. Whoever it was, it stands as a modern day classic. Brick Tilley teaches the version he has been doing for decades.

1st edition 2017, 4 pages.

Please note that this video is in Vietnamese. There are some English subtitles, but for the most part you will get the instructions of how to make the gimmick and how to perform with it from the visual contents of the video.

Demo video for the effects you can achieve is below. The gimmick should not be a surprise for anybody knowledgeable in magic. The primary value of this video is to see how you can make the gimmick very easily yourself and various ideas for performing with it.

1st edition 2016, length 26 minutes.

An amazing three part routine with a simple piece of rope and a borrowed ring.

The routine is in three parts. In Part I, a borrowed signet-ring is threaded on a rope, then penetrates it. Part II sees the ring again threaded and also knotted on the rope. Nevertheless, the ring visibly dissolves through leaving just the knot. In Part III the ring is threaded and knotted on the rope then a handkerchief is wrapped round it and the whole thing is held by a spectator. When instructed, he allows the handkerchief to drop to the floor to disclose an 'empty' rope; no ring ... not even a knot.

Since...

The Best Nest - Scott's Borrowed Ring in Nest of Boxes routine is an absolute treasure! One of his pet performance pieces, you can use the routine with virtually any existing marketed set, or make up the DIY set as Scott explains, and save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. Scott has honed this routine over decades of performances, and it shows. Every little detail and nuance is given, along with subtleties and convincers that you won't find anywhere else, including a really easy and really sneaky way of making the audience believe the nest of boxes has been freely and completely displayed...

Harlan Tarbell said to this publication: "The greatest work ever published on Linking Rings." Jack's long cherished secrets are yours in his ring through ring, ring through arms, special three-ring routine, a.s.o.

On top of the linking ring instructions Jack Miller also shares with you a separate chapter on ring and rope penetrations. These latter methods are so ingenious and puzzling as to seem uncanny, and are rarely seen performed.

1st edition 1945, 32 pages; 1st digital edition 2016, 30 pages.

Magic literature contains a myriad of methods for doing ring on string effects. Many of these involve clever sleights or duplicate rings. The cool thing about this method is that it does not use any gimmicked cord, duplicate rings or any type of sleights. It can even be done with a borrowed ring. The incredible thing about this method is that it is done under test conditions with your wrists tied behind your back!

The performer's wrists are tied behind his back using an examined three-foot piece of string or cord. The ends of the cord are tied to each of the performer's wrists. A spectator...

With the help of two volunteers from the audience the magician attempts to demonstrate how to juggle with large metal rings. But, before he even starts the rings start linking mysteriously. Involving the volunteers throughout, the rings keep joining onto one another until the hapless entertainer has to eventually give up as the rings have now been made into one long chain.

Yes, you've guessed it - it's a linking ring routine.

After getting a set of eight linking rings Steve was surprised at the number of routines that do not use eight! So, wanting to get his money's worth he decided...

Ring Tricks 2.0 is the ultimate in impromptu magic using an ordinary borrowed finger-ring. First, see the various routines several times in different places to different people, all with their own unique endings. Then watch a full explanation explaining all the effects in details.

This 2.0 version features over 30 effects including an entire new routine, new endings and effects with a ring. With a running time of over two hours, this really is the most in-depth look at tricks that can be performed with an ordinary finger ring.

Chapters:

• Credits and Origins
• Ring Types
• Productions ...

This profusely illustrated booklet. with 66 nice clear drawings, teaches you a complete and seemingly impossible rope and ring routine from Rink. The name of Rink of Holland is tied to many wonderful tricks and routines.

This Ganson description is, as always, a masterpiece and tells all you need to know to fool your audience with a simple piece of rope (with a little preparation) and a ring.

From the introduction

Once upon a time I saw a magician do a routine with three ropes hanging from a stick. At the end of one rope there was a silk. He made the silk to magically jump between the ropes. This was amazing. I wanted to do this, but how? Then I invented this routine that's very impressive. Charles Bertram's old routine "Here, There and Everywhere" has the same effect but the method is very different, my method has the big advantage that you can let the spectator check the rope and knots out before the magic happens! Which makes this an impossible illusion. One nice aspect of Jump-O-Ring is that you can...

Ring in walnut is an old trick, but here its a new version where a borrowed finger ring disappears and appears in a freely chosen walnut with a twist.

1st edition 2014, 15 pages, photo illustrated.

Ten routines with large rings and finger rings. All effects are performed with rings and other props such as silks, ropes, padlocks and pens. They are suitable for close-up and walk-around magic, and most are impromptu and can be performed with borrowed objects.

Contents:

• RING ON STICK (Bill Simon): A finger ring escapes from a handkerchief and reappears on a stick or a pen.
• PICK A FINGER (Ken de Courcy): The perfect opening for a ring routine. You show your hand empty, a spectator picks a finger and on that finger a ring suddenly appears.
• DIRECT RING/ROPE PENETRATION (Michael Sondermeyer): A ring...

Ten easy routines with rings and ropes. All the effects are performed with regular props (3 to 5 inch diameter rings, ropes and silks). They are suitable for close-up, walk-around, stage, etc. You may tie several effects together to create a unique routine.

CONTENTS:

• RING AND ROPE MOVE (George Hills): A rope and a ring. The ends and the middle are always in view but the ring penetrates the rope.
• HINDU RING MYSTERY (Eddie Joseph): The perfect follow-up for the previous trick. The ring penetrates the rope and becomes free.
• THE CHEEKY ROPE AND RING TRICK (Aldo Colombini): A ring is threaded on the...

Borrow a finger ring and magically thread it onto a shoelace while both ends are held by two spectators. Just as magical as you have put the ring on the shoelace you take it off.

Here you have thirteen effects with a ring and a rope, both ordinary. Aldo does not recommend to perform all 13 in a row as it may be too long of a routine, but select the ones you like and create your own sequence.

Ring and rope effects are always popular with any audience. They take little room in your pocket or performing table and are always ready to go. Both routines are also available as a download DVD of the same name: Still Ringing Around (download DVD)

1st edition 2011; 17 pages.

An elegant presentation for a classic! A three ring routine (from a standard set of Linking Rings) using new moves and some old ones, including moves with the rings and a piece of rope that you will love. Aldo perform this with music, but any kind of presentation can be applied. This routine has been Aldo's choice for an encore performance for many years.

A new great download DVD with two ring and rope routines.

RINGING AROUND TOO: This routine is comprised of five different effects with a ring and rope.

STILL RINGING: This routine is a series of eight tricks where a ring links and unlinks from an ordinary piece of rope (all different effects from “Ringing Around Too”).

The same routines are also described in an ebook of the same title: Still Ringing Around (ebook)

Scott's finger ring and string routine flows along in a harmonious blend of magic! This is strong, commercial, practical magic with ordinary items. Pure sleight of hand accomplishes the powerful magic, but it's nothing difficult to learn. This is a routine you'll be proud to include in your performing arsenal. A great routine for all skill levels and virtually any close-up performing situation!

A string is held at both ends and the loop is dipped into a purse clasp (coin purse with no bag). When the string is lifted out of the clasp, a ring is dangling from the loop! The ring penetrates off...

Another routine that has helped to earn Scott's reputation, both in the magic community and with lay-audiences. Combining some well known moves with some that will be new to you, this is a multi-phased routine where a solid metal ring magically penetrates on and off an ordinary rope. The penetrations become progressively more clean and amazing, leading up to a killer finale!

The ring and rope are completely unprepared and may be examined. The ring is never just put on or taken off the rope--it goes on magically, and then it comes off magically. It is also modular, so you can do the whole...

Use any Russian Wedding Band (for example search 'Russian Wedding Ring' on Amazon)

Slink is a sleight of hand Linking Finger Ring Routine that is easily constructed by modifying any Russian Wedding Band. You can find these at your local markets or trinket store. This type of ring has three bands, linked together. You need to purchase one of them. It is suggested you start with the cheapest unit you can find, and then once familiar with the handling, you can purchase a heavier set in silver or gold.

In effect, you display two silver rings. These are held at the fingertips, and then with...

This is a very visual finger ring vanish and reappearance enabled by a simple gimmick which you can build yourself cheaply and quickly.

Show your ring on your finger. Pull the ring clearly and cleanly off from your finger - poof - the ring is back on your finger where it belongs.

1st edition 2009; 6 pages.

This is a wonderfully visual and very simple routine. No gimmicks required. One simple move does the trick.

All you need is a wand, stick or pencil, a piece of rope and a borrowed finger ring. You ask two spectators to assist you. Rope, ring and wand are examined. Then the ring is fairly and openly put on the center of the rope. The magician covers the ring with his hand, each spectator holds with one hand an end of the rope and with the other hand an end of the wand. The ring magically jumps from the rope onto the wand. Voila!

Simple to perform and suitable for the beginner.

runtime:...

This is Barry Ray's working routine. It is a three phase routine, with three addional moves, and it can be perform surrounded.

1st edition 2009; 27 pages; 42 photos.

Mike finally releases one of his true pet routines. Imagine linking and unlinking two borrowed and unprepared coat hangers. You can have the coat hangers examined both before and after the routine.

The gimmick is easy to make, invisible, and straight forward to deploy and clean up.

Recorded live at the Convention at the Capital 2000.

runtime: 10min 12s

Two borrowed keys link and unlink from a key ring.

Recorded live at the Convention at the Capital 1998.

runtime: 5 min 47 s

This is an important work on linking rings. It includes Fitzkee's "The Oriental Rings" routine.

34 pages

3. Contents
4. Preface
6. The Old Routine
8. Methods Of Gaining Possession Of Concealed Key Ring
8. The Box Method
8. The Japanese Basket
8. The Newspaper
9. The Table
9. The Handkerchief
9. Other Concealments
9. Body Concealment
11. The Oriental Rings
12. The Apparatus
12. Preparation
13. The Presentation
13. The Wrist Count
14. The Drop Count
14. The Single Ring Count
16. An Exchange
17. A Namreh Solid Ring Move
17. The Clash Link
19. Key Steal
19. Laurant's Clash
21. Triple Chain Substitution
23. To Remove The Center From The Triple Chain
24. The...

This is a wonderful three ring routine developed by Aldo Colombini studying performances by Dai Vernon and Rink, Jay Marshall, Duraty and others. Aldo mixed these influences with his own unique creativity to develop one of the best three ring routines ever developed.

This was part of the famous Ganson Teach-In series originally published by Supreme Magic Inc. Rights are now owned by Martin Breese whom we thank for the kind permission to reproduce this booklet.

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1st edition 1978; original 23 pages; PDF 28 pages.

5. Contents
6. Introduction
7. Requirements
7. Performance ...

I have studied a linking pin routine myself many years ago. It wasn't this Slydini routine, but the effect is very strong because safety-pins are familiar to everyone. And if you can do something magical with a common object then you have a miracle at your hands. Now you can learn a routine which the master of misdirection devised himself.

Dennis writes:

Slydini's Linking Ring Routine is a show stopper. Layman love it and magicians schooled in the Linking Rings are puzzled by it. It is everything a stage routine should be, entertaining and mystifying. This 91 page manuscript includes over 100 instructional photos and careful descriptions of each phase of the routine. Slydini's Rings are not 'quiet'. This is a classic conception. The rings are linked and then all the rings are handed out for inspection. An impromptu assistant is invited on stage and a very entertaining interaction between the magician and his impromptu assistant takes place. The assistant...

This is a beautiful three ring routine with patter, featuring a new deceptive "Gap Spin" move.

1st edition 2003; 14 pages.

A parlor sized ring with a stage sized routine.

This is a compact ring and string routine which uses some of the most visual moves one can do with these props. For many years I have performed a very similar routine. I used a red cotton ribbon instead of the standard white rope, because a ribbon lies flat on the ring and is wider than a rope allowing for some sequences a stronger illusion.

1st edition 2003; 10 pages.

The Linking Rings effect is a classic of magic and for good reason: a direct and simple method coupled with the visual aspect of the props have made this a strong hold in most magicians' working arsenals.

So what is wrong with the original that a new one needs to be brought forth? Well, here are a few small points to take into consideration:

• The old rings are too big for any real world worker
• They are too expensive in most cases
• Large rings simply look like a magic prop
• The routine rarely has any motivation
• People simply get bored of the routine

Lewis Ganson expertly and with care to minute details explains the famous six ring routine devised by Dai Vernon. Vernon first performed the entire routine in front of Ganson's cine camera. By studying the film in slow motion, they were able to determine the most suitable photographs to take with a still camera to illustrate the text.

Many considered the best and most beautiful routine for the Chinese Linking Rings. You can see Vernon perform this routine in Dai Vernon in Britain 1958.

1st edition 1958, PDF 31 pages.

8. Introduction
10. THE SYMPHONY OF THE RINGS
11. The Rings
11. Arranging the Rings
11. Performance
12. 1....

Rex Taylor's routine plus linking and unlinking moves plus Aldo Colombini's moves. Photographed and written by Lewis Ganson. This was part of the famous Ganson Teach-In series originally published by Supreme Magic Inc. Rights are now owned by Martin Breese whom we thank for the kind permission to reproduce this booklet.

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1st edition 1977; originally 20 pages; PDF 23 pages.

4. Contents
5. Foreword
6. The Twisting Move
7. Linking Two Rings
8. Spinning the Rings
9. Unlinking Two Rings
11. Three Ring Routine
11. - Introduction
12. - Requirements
12. - Set-Up
13. - Routine
18. Aldo Colombini's Linking Ring Moves
18. - Two...